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In the Interest of A.C., B.C., and P.C., Minor Children
P.C., Father-Appellant/Cross-Appellee
C.C., Mother-Appellee/Cross-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant/Cross-Appellee Father
Nicholas A. Bailey
Attorney for Appellee/Cross-Appellant Mother
Denise M. Gonyea
Attorney for Appellee State
Mackenzie Moran, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Rebecca L. Petig
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Poweshiek County, Richelle Mahaffey, Judge. AFFIRMED ON APPEAL AND CROSS-APPEAL. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Greer and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (11 pages)
A father appeals a district court dispositional order that continued removal of his children from his custody and denied his motion to remove the guardian ad litem. The mother cross-appeals the dispositional order related to concurrent jurisdiction and visitation. OPINION HOLDS: Continued removal of the three children from the father’s custody was warranted in light of the father’s failure to address a history of physical abuse and placement with the mother was the least restrictive placement available. The current placement is in their best interest, and it is contrary to the children’s welfare to be in their father’s custody. We also affirm the court’s denial of the father’s motion to remove the guardian ad litem, the court’s grant of concurrent jurisdiction as to child support only, the specific visitation for the father, and allowance of supervision of the father’s visitation by the paternal grandparents.
